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tabby

UK/ˈtæb.i/ US/ˈtæbi/ uncommon archaic slang
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black

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2.

female cat

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adjective

1.

having a gray or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

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Origin

Mid 17th century French tabis, from Arabic عَتَّابِيّ (ʕattābiyy), ultimately from Arabic الْعَتَّابِيَّة (al-ʕattābiyya), a quarter of Baghdad (named for a Prince عَتَّاب (ʕattāb)) which is associated with the manufacture of a certain type of waved silk. See also taffeta, another type of silk whose name derives from the Persian تافته (tâfta, “woven cloth”) and shares a similar etymological origin.

Phrases

  • Tabby's Star

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